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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
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oLDEN TIME CHIMNEY SWEEPING,
How 1t Was Carried Forty Years
AgO-TaIk With a Sweep.

~
Ago-TaIk with a Sweep.
"Chimney sweeps long since found their
occupations gone" said dealer in fur
naces, who makes a speciality of the clean
ing of moderized chimneys, to a reporter.
EOver forty years ago the trade of Chin
Eney sweep was good paying one. THAT
time nothing but soft coal and wood was
burned The chimneys were then made
large enough to allow the passage OF a
mans body But few chimneys are now
made over two feet square. Chimneys are
now cleaned by the means OF huge brushes
which reach from kitchen to roof Many
tenants believe they suffer from smoke
caused by defective flues, when the real
cause is a clogged chimney. Hard coal
makes little else than dust, but if a CHM
ney is uncleaned for many years the accu-
INFLATED dust drops down and interferes
with the burning of the fire. Prices paid
for cleaning chimneys are much smaller
than in former years. Formerly s. was
charged Now the work is done for half
that sum-"
Chimney sweeping forty years ago was
monopolized by the cOlored people, who
made it a fine art. The manner In winch
a chimney sweep herillded his approach
was novel Sometimes if the block was
short, he would commence to sing in low
tone which increased with every step, and
when the end of the block was reached he
would break out in a volume OF sound.
In many Instances chimney sweeps had
good voices, and their singing was greatly
appreciated by the children along their
routes. This class has wholly dl1ap-
peared Colored men who formerly
earned their livelihOOds as chimney
sweeps have engaged in other lines OF
trade.
The reporter called on an aged coIored
man recently, who many years ago car
ried ON the trade of chimney sweep In TINS
city. He has changed his occupation TO
that of whitewashing. He said:
"Chimney sweeping is played out
When | started in the business nearly
fifty years ago a good sweep could make
$40 and SIS day. The kind OF fuel USED
nowadays and the size of the chlmneys
has ruined the business. Before the use
of hard coal became general chimneys
were so arranged that they might be cas-
iIy cleaned Steps were made upon
which the sweep might stand while per,
forming his work | narrowly escaped
death many times while at work. once L
was precipitated down chimney of htty
feet After bouncing from side TO slde L
reached the bottom with a confused BODY
and a broken leg. In the olden time nre-
places and chimneys were used as a mo
ing place for Yalua bles.-ErOokIyn Eagle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
n. CURRY & BROTHER,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN SHOT
i guns. Rifles and Pistols Colt Winchester
Kennedy and Martin Magazine Rifles. Reming
ton, Sharps and Ballard Sporting Rifles. Agents
for w. w. Greener, Colt, Parker and Remington
Breech-loading Double Guns, Colt and Smith 6t
Wesson Pistols. N. CURRY & BRO, 1I3 San
some street, San Francisco Cal. 16-Iy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
The RisdOn
Iron & Locomotive Works,

SAN FRANCISCO-".............. i-IfOt'NlA
w. Fl. Z esl9eut
JOS. MOO -7"t'eA
BUILDERS OF STEAM MACHINERY, IN
Land Engines and Boilers, High Pressure or
Compound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built complete
with Huls of Wood, Iron or Composite
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when adj
visabe.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and steam tugs
constructed with reference to the traae III
which they are to be employed Speed' toh-
mage and draft of water guaranteed.
SUGAR GCILLS AND SUGAR-MAk1NG MA
CHINERY made after the most APPlo ".e9
plans Also, all Boiler Iron work cohhecCeu
Herewith.
WATER PIPE of Boiler or Sheet Iron of any
size made i'm suitable lengths for connecting
together or Sheets Rolled, PHnched ana
Packed for shipment, ready TO De rIVeLeu On
the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING, Boiler WORK ana
Water Pipe made by this estaoilShnleht'
Riveted by Hydraulic Riveting Machinery,
that quality of work being far superior to
hand work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam CapstanS, steam
Wjnches Air and Circulating Pumps, MADE
after the most approved plans.
SOLE AGENTS and manufacturers for the Pa
cifc Coast of the Heme Safety Boiler.
PUMPS-Direct Acting Pumps, for lrrlgatloh or
Citv Works purposes. built with the cele'
brated paw valve Motion, superior to any
other pump.
IN = WILLIAMS. ID ohoulu
Room No. 8, upstairs, Spreckels BLOCK
agent for Hawaiian Islands)
9se30-1yd-w
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
BELL TELEPHONE SO
p O. BOX 315.

uvork in my line faithfully done. Plans and
.,.aoiScations made. Jobbing in all details done
81 Short notice. Good work and low charges is
my motto.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
The Risks a Jockey Runs.

Ike Murphy, the jockey, who III the estl-
nation OF those who have won money on
his mounts is a bigger man than old ANY
BODY" is generally regarded as a very
fortunate individual indeed. Lucky bald
will is to give him $4,000 next year, ana
in addition to that comfortable sum,
which is almost equal to the average IN
come of a newspaper reporter, he can sell
his services to any other hOrseman when
they are not needed by Mr.. Baldwin. NO
doubt his regular income viii be at least
81 900 for every thirty days in the year,
and to this amount may be added the
winnings he is sure to earn through MS
command of reliable tips" But there Is
another side to the picture that IS not SO
rosy.
In addition to the constant perils of the
race course and the liability to accident,
Murphy is bartering ten to dozen years
of his life for the princely income he Is re-
ceiying. In order to ride he is Obliged TO
keen his weight at least twenty-five
nounds below what he would now register
if in a normal and healthy condition. III
order to keep himself i'll trim he IS opllSeu
to subiect himself to eXhaustlng sWeals
ond denv himself much that would con-
tribute to health and long life. Jockeys
are generally short lived il they continue
in the business much beyond the period Oh
youth ,Tgas ever thus-there is no rose
without thorn, and those who dance
must whack up when the fiddler brings ID
his bilI.-Chica0O Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
Tho western CattIe-Raising industry.

The Western Cattle-Raising Industry
The inducemeut to engage III cattle-rals-
mo in this country several years ago was
90 9rast. saws The Chicago Times, that
eleven companies, with capital OF So
O00 600 ,sere organized in Great Britain.
Thev now own 672 013 head of Cattle and
lease or own J. 319,0 or acres of grazing land
in the west. In 1853 one of these compa-
MES maid dividends amounting to 2O12 per
cent but for two years past they nave
Maid only 10 per cent The rate of return
is now very low, and the whole business
seems to have suffered Il serious deterlora-
tion OF nine of these Britlsh-Amerlcan
companies in 1885, one paid per cent
one &. two ). one 4, and four palG hotdlns
at ali. Last year there were nearly oo'
600 600 head of cattle in the country ana
of these British companies owned only
672 O13. as noted above. The reasons ior
decline in profits is part due to the actlon
of the president, who obliged owners TO
vacate public lands and pay for their
evrces Beside III the gear 80 Inc YEA
~ calves was D., hind that oi
zero The chic reason 1or ere 4ecil-l7 la
81 yidends is The s--1iieE s9u price -
a6eers. the fashug aI leacalH - some
cases $500 a head The immense p1els9
made at first ~ TED excessive comp si
lion. which eut down prices aaa PRONE
rfcfrpo%7ft
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

wnss. - Evoss.s A1naun.ogoa1ro -
80 - - o.rnogD
Al ~ Republics o1a1o convon16oo9
held this yssr s>urrnlU" ~ pgoooao
Domocgafie AdnlnlDern1ion. - -
ehat - ~ % - ~ IN - -
oano thing That = ~ Grse dry q
= Rspubllcan convontIon. 81 80
thas SHOULD meet and adjourn wi1hoeo
GoIng throuGh ~ PsFfnncooFy 81
onnIsy wonld - hs1l rocreant = -
party. What eI1e ~ shey dos VIZ
Shsy look % ~ National eapita1echey
- 3 Dsmocrasie Prosidsnt u ~ plaeo
vhsro Rspublicans hsve sae - -
long : line that they had oone . -
gard 4 - - appendage % thslr peEt{
and I'll hat 3 len them = . Gna6b
their toclh q helpless rage and ~
raIgn'' ths new AdmIuistratIon.
One convention bases ~ arralgn-
msnt on he ~bottle-1as business; -
other On the turning - some Republic
ans out Of olice; but III aEraignmento
ars about some tEi6lng thing that ,
passing out Of the public mind.
This Democratic Administrator haa
done some things that IL RePublIean
predecessors never attempted. nos
ever thought o. Il landed : foree q
marines On Tie Isthmus Of Panama q
protect American property during .
revolutionary outbreak. and. II doing
90 gsve Tie liut suggestion Of . vigs
orous and determined foreign policy
~ have had Tor twenty-five years. y
reversed The public lands policy a
i've successive Republican Adminisozs
tions-a policy II The interest q Eail-
road companies cattle corporations
and alien claimants-and inaugurnfed
the new and better policy q reclaim
ing the public lands for actual home
stead seftlcrA These distinctive Dem
ocrafic measures the Republican con
vcntions take no notice q. They paso
over the improved commercial and il
dustrial condition oe the country .
marked in it, contrast with the dismal
depression that prevailed for three
years before President Cleveland en-
tered ONCE; and they Likewise Leave
unmentioned the prudent Management
o. the public 6nancea the large pay
ments On The public debt and tha
vigorous prosecution q TIE work q
rebuilding : navy which. under Repub'
lican management had dwindIed e .
few old tuba
The American people have eyes =
see. and in spite Of AL the arraigninG
resolutions Of Republican conventions
they perceive that ne condition Of III
country i better. and it, future bright
er this day. than they were for year.
under Republican administrations. and
they are in no mood Tor : change Z
The old state Of things -6 Louis p
publsc0R
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

GO not. 3 perfect Dayi
op.y 20 pesutiful. % golden bright
little ;snger stsyt -
soon IN ny western window fades ne ughss
Soon comes the Nlghti
Deiayi
90 not. o perfect Dsys
Go not dear Life. awayi
mar Life. ones cheerful friend ana guest o.
yorc.
Attic longer stayi
Soon Wit thou steal from - ana shut me
door,
Ana come no morci
Delays
Go not dear Life. avayi
-Rot~rfeoa zroxbrtdel q Lspptaootrs 4eoe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

The animal should be kept in . COM
Portable stall with an carthen door.
and the diseased limb should be con-
tinuously hathed for q day or two with
cold water. Standing in shallow. rum
ming water. under shade from the sun,
would be preferable. Then the hairs
covering the enlargement should BE-
clipped short, . blister applied. and
the horse ted. 80 - not to be able 70
reach the part with the mouth. The
day after applying the blister. and
once daily during the ten days, apply
! coat Of pure lard. without washing
the place. Il may be necessary % re-
peat the blistering . few times. with
about three weeks between each blis-
tcring; but between each blistering the
animal may be given liberty on pastur-
age.-Prairie Farmer.
"A little dot Of Duluth's femin-
inc humanity who has not yet
learned 70 put al the orncr On the
English language. went on : Sunday
school picnic excursion up the bay this
week. At dinner she was given a
adult piece Of custard pie. and in her
infantilc gyrations succeeded in falling
down and getting : plaster cast Of Der
hand. Rising with ruined feelings and
dishcvelcd locks. she lifted the unfortu-
nate member 70 an attitude q invoca-
4- ---rn--I xHH---A 49,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

ITCH sbc0xullk JuiVcs ~ enos AAvAs0ne
the merchants wife came in.
.'Ah. good day. madame. good day
to your said Choquart, - he lcant
over and delugcd the savory roast.
s.Well, you see what has happened.
Your husband Isn't dead after All.
Dear me, how shall We get 70 arrange
the matterP lis very provoking,
very"
s.Alas, cir. twas : severe trial. God.
in His goodness. has spared his life. !
trust the lesson will DO Of service 70
him."
God in His goodnesse" went on
muttering Choquart That's 81! very
well. hut we haven't settled our
little d~ificulty - yet"
Come, nov. Choquart," said /
interrupting him pretty sharply,
s.wc'vs had enough on that cor n.
Ballu has rendered you his best ex-
cuses in my presence and cordially In
| vitcd you to dinner. What more do
you wantP"
..Dcar me-" said Choquart still
fascinated BY the leg Of mutton, II do
think Il Il beginning % burn at the
joint"
The difieulty was now over, and tho
duclist completely disarmcd. We All
had dinner. Choquart rccountered
bis duols to the uphoIsterer. and drank
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17

The distressing accident at Rutland
on Monday, which resulted in the
death of James c. Barrett, Thursday
was one of the most terrible in the
history of sports. 1t is difficult at
this distance and in the light of the
way such sports are managed here to
see how any such accident could have
occurred. Without blaming any in
dividual it appears to us that there
must have been gross carelessness
both in the construction and manage
ment of the Rutland slide. Tobog-
gaming when properly managed is
generally considered one of the safest
and most healthful of all sports.
Mr.. Barrett was son of ex-Judge
Barrett and was his partner in the
law business in Rutland. He was a
young man of the highest character,
OF superior education and attalnments,
and gave every promise of brilliant
career. He had already achieved
marked distinction in his profession,
perhaps for his age the most marked
in the state. He was already one of
the leading lawyers at the Vermont
bar. That such man should meet
such terrible death at the opening
of what seemed destined to be 4 bril-
liant career, is very sad. His death
is loss to the state. Mr.. Barrett
was in his Seth year and leaves q
wife and two children who will receive
the sympathy of many friends in all
parts of the state.-Burlington Free
Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17

| think il may be said that at the
close of the war of the rebellion every
northern state and great majority of
northern counties and cities were bur-
dened with taxation ON account of the
large bounties paid our soldiers, and
the bonded debt thereby created still
constitutes a large item in the account
of the taygatherer against the people.
Federal taxation, no less borne by
the people than that directly levied
upon their property, is still maintain
ed at the rate made necessary by the
eXigencies of war. If this bill should
become a law, with its tremendous
addition to our previous obligation, |
am thoroughly convinced that further
efforts to reduce the federal revenue
and restore some part Of it to our
people will, and perhaps should he,
strenuously questioned.
This is enough. 1t shows that he
would rather see thousands of veter-
ans in the poor-house because they
are "utterly unable to work" that is
his language-than to have thempen-
stoned and thus enabled to live COM
fortably with their friends. Mr..
Cleveland had small sympathy with
the work of the soldiers while they
were doing it, and now that it is done
and they are suffering for it.Ehile he
and the country are profiting by it,
he has the sordid heart to reflect upon
the financial burdens that were caus-
ed by bounties and state aid and upon
the taxation which nobody feels but
which every patriot would be willing
to feel until the last disabled hero
has gone to his great reward.-Rut-
land Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17

Reports just received from various
portions Of Sandusky, Ohio that
great damage was done by the heavy
rain and cyclone on Friday. A num-
Der of buildings were blown down
and the country for miles in extent
flooded to depth of two Or three
feet. As the flooded district is in the
interior, away from telegraph lines,
and the roads are impossible, full de-
tails of the disaster came in slowly.
Enough is known, however, to show
that the damage will reach between
Sl50,000 and 100000. Fifty OF
sixty bridges were carried away, Or
chards and forests tree Frustrated,
fences swept away and scores OF
small structures damaged or demol-
ished. No residences, so far as re-
ported, were destroyed and no one
was hurt. Travel, except on foot
is entirely suspended.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17
Vermont News.

The Fire King hose company of
Woodsville have voted to buy rubber
coats and firemen's hats. Next
spring hose house will be built Box
40 feet in size and two stories high
with tower.
From a carload of western horses
which arrived in Vermont recently,
two fine animals intended for Mont
pelier people, escaped near Chicago
and could not be recaptured.
Vermont Commandery of Knights
Templar, Windsor, has added to its
armory one of the finest sets of uni
form cases in the state.
The Brattlehoro tool company has
resorganized.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17
ALL SORTS,

The hands of an infant child of
poor pareuts at Oshkosh, Wis. were
frozen while it was sleeping in era
die.
The Ogdensburg Journal says an
iceboat story told at Dexter is to the
effect that three men rode an iceboat
from Sackets to Dexter, distance
of six miles, in five minutes, and it is
generally believed,
A colored man who is 81 years old
walks to and from Washington, Ga,
n distance of eight miles, to carry a
mail for family, for which they
board and clothe him and his wife.
As toilet article, Ayers Hair
Vigor stands unrivaled. 1t clenses
the scalp and removes candrnff, cures
itching humors,, restores the original
color to faded and gray hair, and pro-
notes its growth.
Reports from the winter wheat
crop are favorable.
There were 1872 deaths in Boston
last week.
The national injustice to the hold
ers of French spoliation claims will
probably be continued n few years
longer by reason of the reference of
the Court of Claims decisions to the
Supreme Court.
The first meerschaum pipe was
carved in the early part of the Thirty
Years war, and Wallenstein is said
to have bought it. Now the average
number of pipes turned out in the
center of pipe manufacture in Ger
many is $40, 900 real meerschaums
500, 200, 900 wooden pibes of great
variety and many millions of clay
bowls.
After light shower at Lorwick,
Eng, a few mornings ago thefe APP
peared in the southeastern sky an ex-
ceedingly bright band Of magnificent
color about three times the size of an
ordinary rainbow and double the
length of it's own width. Resembling
the colors of the rainbow, but fan
brighter, it appeared like two square
ensign flags suspended in the all
close together, and seemed as if wind
was blowing the ends gently upward
The remarkable phenomenon lasted q.
bout half an hour, gradually fading
away.
1t is believed that many lives vii
he lost in Montana this winter on &C.
count of the terrible cold and the fal
of immense quantities of snow.
Disastrous floods in the Missouri
Valley are anticipated as soon as ;
thaw comes. The quantity of snow
and ice in that region is unprecedent
ed.
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. San
Small finished their revival work il
Boston yesterday. Two immense an
diences attended the closing services
at Mechanics Building. In the eve.
ming about $4,000 people gained adj
mission and thousands more wer,
turned away.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17
THE VETO.

The ostensible ground of the pres
ident's veto Of the dependent soldiers
pension bill is that the provisions de-
filming the disability and dependence
are so loose that great fraud would
result. So far as this is true the veto
is justified. But we are not sure that
it is true. Better lawyers than Mr..
Cleveland or than Mr.. Garland are
say that the act was carefully drawn
to prevent fraud.
Taking the message as a whole,
the president shows an unwillingness
to have the soldiers helped any more
than existing laws require and even
these laws he reflects upon. The
cost is the burden of his song. Take
the following extract in proof
If none should be pensioned under
the bill except those utterly unable to
work, ! am satisfied that the cost
stated in the estimate referred to
would be many times multiplied, and
with a constant increase from year to
year; and if those partially unable to
earn their support could be admitted
to the privileges of this bill. the prob
able increase of expense would be
almost appalling.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17

The average number of hands en-
ployed at the shirt FACTORY, at Rut-
land, continues to be abont 240. a
half-doZen or more of whom are
men who run the heavy button-hole
Machines. A number of new girls
were expected to go to work Monday.
The pay roll for this month will be
larger even than last month, as the
girls continue to make better pay as
they get more accustomed to the
work. The pay roll last month ex-
ceeded $500; this month it will 90
at least 5000 better than that figure.
Besides the greater proficiency Of the
operatives, there is another reason
why the girls can make better pay,
add that is because the patent gusset,
for which an advance in price was
given the girls, has been discontinued
though the price remains the same
for butting in the old kind which is
easier to handle. Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17
THE
Sitter John, Editor.

Eternally opposed 10 all rings, eiiq"es'
clans and factions-The Peoples Organ.